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2013

K. Collins, F. Glorius,
A Robustness Screen for the Rapid Assessment of Chemical Reactions,
Nature Chem. 2013, accepted for publication.

B. Sahoo, M. N. Hopkinson, F. Glorius,
Combining Gold and Photoredox Catalysis: Visible Light-Mediated Oxy- and Aminoarylation of Alkenes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 5505–5508. DOI

Z. Shi, C. Grohmann, F. Glorius,
Mild Rh(III)-Catalyzed Cyclization of Amides with α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes and Ketones to Azepinones:  Application to the Synthesis of the Homoprotoberberine Framework,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, in press. DOI

Z. Shi^§, M. Suri^§, F. Glorius,
Aerobic Synthesis of Pyrroles and Dihydropyrroles from Imines: Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Intramolecular C-H Dehydrogenative Cyclization,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 4892–4896; Angew. Chem. 2013, 52, 4992–4996. DOI
^§ Both authors contributed equally.

N. Ortega, C. Richter, F. Glorius,
N-Formylation of Amines by Methanol Activation,
Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1776–1779. DOI

J. Wencel-Delord*, F. Glorius*
C–H bond activation enables the rapid construction and late-stage diversification of functional molecules,
Nature Chem. 2013, 5, 369–375. DOI

H. Wang, N. Schröder, F. Glorius,
Mild Rh(III)-Catalyzed Direct C-H Allylation of Arenes with Allyl Carbonates,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, in press. DOI

J. Hyvl,* D. Agrawal, R. Pohl, M. Suri, F. Glorius, D. Schröder,
Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Reveals an Unexpected Coupling Product in the Copper-Promoted Synthesis of Pyrazoles,
Organometallics 2013, 32, 807-816. DOI

G. Nickerl, A. Notzon, M. Heitbaum, I. Senkovska, F. Glorius*, S. Kaskel*,
Selective Adsorption Properties of Cationic Metal–Organic Frameworks Based on Imidazolic Linker,
Cryst. Growth Des. 2013, 13, 198–203. DOI

M. Schedler, D.-S. Wang, F. Glorius,
NHC-Catalyzed Hydroacylation of Styrenes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 2585-2589; Angew. Chem. 2013, 125, 2645-2649. DOI
Selected as hot paper by Angewandte Chemie.
Highlighted in Synfacts 2013, 9, 0437.

F. W. Patureau, T. Besset, F. Glorius, checked by T. Harada, T. Fukuyama,
Preparation of (E)-N,N-Diethyl-2-styrylbenzamide by Rh-catalyzed C-H activation,
Org. Synth. 2013, 90, 41-51. Link

Z. Shi, F. Glorius,
Synthesis of Fluorenones via Quaternary Ammonium Salt-Promoted Intramolecular Dehydrogenative Arylation of Aldehydes,
Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 829-833. DOI

2012

H. Wang, C. Grohmann, C. Nimphius, F. Glorius,
Mild Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C–H Activation and Annulation with Alkyne MIDA Boronates: Short and Efficient Synthesis of Heterocyclic Boronic Acid Derivatives,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 19592–19595. DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2013, 9, 0261.

C. Grohmann, T. Hashimoto, R. Fröhlich, Y. Ohki,* K. Tatsumi,* F. Glorius*,
An Iron(II) Complex of Diamine-Bridged Bis-N-Heterocyclic Carbene,
Organometallics 2012, 31, 8047–8050. DOI

H. Wang,* F. Glorius*,
Lending Handedness to the Cyclopentadienyl Ligand,
Science 2012, 338, 479-480. DOI

N. E. Wurz, C. G. Daniliuc, F. Glorius,
Highly Enantioselective Intermolecular Stetter Reaction of Simple Acrylates – Synthesis of α-Chiral γ-Ketoesters,
Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 16297–16301. DOI

J. Wencel-Delord^§, C. Nimphius^§, H. Wang, F. Glorius,
Rhodium(III) and Hexabromobenzene – A Catalyst System for the Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Simple Arenes and Heterocycles with Arenes Bearing Directing Groups,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 13001–13005; Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 13175-13180. DOI
^§ These authors contributed equally.

S. Urban,^§ B. Beiring,^§ N. Ortega, D. Paul, F. Glorius,
Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Thiophenes and Benzothiophenes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 15241-15244. DOI
^§ These authors contributed equally.
Highlighted in Synfacts 2012, 8, 1327.

I. Piel, J. V. Dickschat, T. Pape, F. E. Hahn,* F. Glorius*,
A planar chiral [2.2]paracyclophane derived N-heterocyclic stannylene,
Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 13788-13790. DOI

H. C. Hoffmann, S. Paasch, P. Müller, I. Senkovska, M. Padmanaban, F. Glorius, S. Kaskel, E. Brunner,*
Chiral Recognition in Metal-Organic Frameworks Studied by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy Using Chiral Solvating Agents,
Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 10484-10486. DOI

F. W. Patureau,* J. Wencel-Delord, F. Glorius,*
Cp*Rh-Catalyzed C–H Activations: Versatile Dehydrogenative Cross-Couplings of C_sp2 C–H Positions with Olefins, Alkynes, and Arenes,
Aldrichimica Acta 2012, 45, 31-41. Link

F. W. Patureau*, T. Besset, R. Fröhlich, F. Glorius*,
On the selectivity in some Rh(III) catalyzed C-H activation cross-couplings;
De la sélectivité dans des réactions d'hétéro-couplage par C-H activation catalysées au Rh(III),
C. R. Chim. 2012, 15, 1081-1085. DOI

Z. Shi, F. Glorius,
Efficient and Versatile Indole Synthesis from Enamines and Imines via Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 9220-9222; Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 9354-9356. DOI

K. Nagura, S. Saito, R. Fröhlich, F. Glorius,* S. Yamaguchi*,
N-Heterocyclic Carbene Borane as an Electron Donating and Accepting Component of π-Conjugated Systems,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 7762-7766; Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 7882-7886. DOI

N. Kuhl, M. N. Hopkinson, J. Wencel-Delord, F. Glorius,
Beyond Directing Groups: Transition Metal-Catalyzed C H Activation of Simple Arenes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 10236-10254; Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 10382-10401. DOI

C. Lohre, C. Nimphius, M. Steinmetz, S. Würtz, R. Fröhlich, C. G. Daniliuc, S. Grimme, F. Glorius,
Investigation of the complexation behavior and catalysis of IBiox-[(-)-menthyl]·HOTf,
Tetrahedron 2012, 68, 7636-7644. DOI

N. Kuhl, M. N. Hopkinson, F. Glorius,
Selective Rh(III)-Catalyzed Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Furan and Thiophene Derivatives,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 8230-8234; Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 8354-8358. DOI

M. Suri, T. Jousseaume, J. J. Neumann, F. Glorius,
An efficient copper-catalyzed formation of highly substituted pyrazoles using molecular oxygen as the oxidant,
Green Chem. 2012, 14, 2193-2196. DOI

Z. Shi, N. Schröder, F. Glorius,
Rh[III]-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Heck Reaction (DHR) of Salicylaldehydes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 8092-8096; Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 8216-8220. DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2012, 8, 1211.

T. Hashimoto, S. Urban, R. Hoshino, Y. Ohki,* K. Tatsumi,* F. Glorius,*
Synthesis of Bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) Complexes of Iron(II) and Their Application in Hydrosilylation and Transfer Hydrogenation,
Organometallics 2012, 31, 4474-4479. DOI

M. Schedler, R. Fröhlich, C. G. Daniliuc, F. Glorius,
2,6-Dimethoxyphenyl-substituted N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs): a new family of highly electron-rich organocatalysts,
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 4164-4171. DOI

N. Schröder^§, J. Wencel-Delord^§, F. Glorius,
High Yielding, Versatile and Practical [Rh(III)Cp*]-Catalyzed ortho-Bromination and Iodination of Arenes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 8298-8301.    DOI
^§ Both authors contributed equally to this work.

N. Ortega, B. Beiring, S. Urban, F. Glorius,
Highly asymmetric synthesis of (+)-corsifuran A. Elucidation of the electronic requirements in the Ruthenium–NHC catalyzed hydrogenation of benzofurans,
Tetrahedron 2012, 68, 5185-5192. DOI

H. Wang, F. Glorius,
Mild Rh(III)-Catalyzed C-H Activation of Aromatic Amide Derivatives and Intermolecular Annulation with Allenes: Efficient Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydroisoquinolin-1(2H)-ones,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 7318-7322; Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 7430-7434. DOI
Selected as hot paper by Angewandte Chemie.

X. Bugaut,* F. Glorius,*
Organocatalytic Umpolung: N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and Beyond,
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2012, 41, 3511-3522. DOI 

J. Wencel-Delord, C. Nimphius, F. W. Patureau, F. Glorius,
Undirected C-H Bond Activation of Arenes: [Rh(III)Cp*]-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Alkene-Arene Coupling as New Pathway for the Selective Synthesis of Highly Substituted Z-Olefins,
Chem. Asian J. 2012, 7, 1208-1212. DOI
(Special issue celebrating 150 years of German-Japanese relations)

J. Wencel-Delord, C. Nimphius, F. W. Patureau, F. Glorius,
[Rh(III)Cp*]-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Aryl-Aryl Bond Formation,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 2247-2251; Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 2290-2294. DOI
Selected as hot paper by Angewandte Chemie.

N. Ortega, S. Urban, B. Beiring F. Glorius,
Ruthenium-NHC Catalyzed Highly Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Benzofurans,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 1710-1713; Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 1742-1745. DOI
Selected as hot paper by Angewandte Chemie.
Highlighted in Synfacts 2012, 8, 519.

C. Grohmann, H. Wang, F. Glorius,
Rh[III]-Catalyzed Direct C–H Amination Using N-Chloroamines at Room Temperature,
Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 656-659. DOI

N. Schröder, T. Besset, F. Glorius,
Synthesis of Olefin-Oxazoline-Ligands (OlefOx) by Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Oxidative Olefination,
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 354, 579-583. DOI

C. Richter, K. V. S. Ranganath, F. Glorius,
Enantioselective α-Arylation of Cyclic Ketones Catalyzed by a Combination of an Unmodified Cinchona Alkaloid and a Palladium Complex,
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2012, 354, 377-382. DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2012, 8, 520.

2011

F. W. Patureau, C. Nimphius, F. Glorius,
Rh Catalyzed C–H Activation and Oxidative Olefination without Chelate Assistance: On the Reactivity of Bromoarenes,
Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 6346-6349. DOI

F. Liu, X. Bugaut, M. Schedler, R. Fröhlich, F. Glorius,
Designing N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Simultaneous Enhancement of Reactivity and Enantioselectivity in the Asymmetric Hydroacylation of Cyclopropenes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 12626-12630; Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 12834-12838. DOI

M. Padmanaban, P. Müller, C. Lieder, K. Gedrich, R. Grünker, V. Bon, I. Senkovska, S. Baumgärtner, S. Opelt, S. Paasch, E. Brunner, F. Glorius,* E. Klemm,* S. Kaskel*,
Application of a Chiral Metal–organic Framework in Enantioselective Separation,
Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 12089-12091. Advance Article. DOI

M. Padmanaban, A. T. Biju, F. Glorius,
Efficient Synthesis of Benzofuranones: N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)/Base-Catalyzed Hydroacylation–Stetter–Rearrangement Cascade,
Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 5624-5627. DOI

T. Dröge^§, A. Notzon^§, R. Fröhlich, F. Glorius,
Palladium-catalyzed C-H bond Functionalization of a MOF: Mild, Selective and Efficient,
Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 11974-11977. DOI
^§ Both authors contributed equally to this work.
This paper we would like to highlight, since it represents the first metal-catalyzed C-H functionalization of a MOF. Please, check it out!

K. V. S. Ranganath, A. Schäfer, F. Glorius,
Comparison of Superparamagnetic Fe₃O₄ Supported N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) Based Catalysts for Enantioselective Allylation,
ChemCatChem 2011, 3, 1889-1891. DOI

A. T. Biju, M. Padmanaban, N. E. Wurz, F. Glorius,
N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Catalyzed Umpolung of Michael Acceptors for Intermolecular Reactions,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 8412-8415; Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 8562-8565. DOI

A. T. Biju, N. Kuhl, F. Glorius,
Extending NHC-Catalysis: Coupling Aldehydes with Unconventional Reaction Partners,
Acc. Chem. Res. 2011, 44, 1182-1195. DOI

I. Piel,^§ M. D. Pawelczyk,^§ K. Hirano, R. Fröhlich, F. Glorius,
A Family of Thiazolium Salt Derived N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHCs) for Organocatalysis: Synthesis, Investigation and Application in Cross-Benzoin Condensation,
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 5475-5484. DOI
^§ Both authors contributed equally to this work.

X. Bugaut, F. Glorius,
Palladium-Catalyzed Selective Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling of Heteroarenes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 7479-7481; Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 7618-7620. DOI

J. Wencel-Delord, T. Dröge, F. Liu, F. Glorius,
Towards Mild Metal-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation,
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2011, 40, 4740-4761. DOI

T. Besset, N. Kuhl, F. W. Patureau, F. Glorius,
RhIII-Catalyzed Oxidative Olefination of Vinylic C-H Bonds: Efficient and Selective Access to Di-unsaturated α-Amino Acid Derivatives and other Linear 1,3-Butadienes,
Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 7167-7171. DOI

J. Willwacher, S. Rakshit, F. Glorius,
Investigating N-Methoxy-N’-Aryl Ureas in Oxidative C-H Olefination Reactions: An Unexpected Oxidation Behaviour,
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2011, 9, 4736-4740. DOI

K. Hirano,* I. Piel, F. Glorius,*
Dual Activation in NHC-Organocatalysis,
Chem. Lett. 2011, 40, 786-791. DOI

X. Bugaut, F. Liu, F. Glorius,
N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroacylation of Cyclopropenes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 8130-8133. DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, 8, 902.

C. Lohre, T. Dröge, C. Wang, F. Glorius,
Nickel-catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Bromides with Tertiary Grignard Reagents Utilizing Donor-functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHCs),
Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 6052-6055. DOI

J. J. Neumann, S. Rakshit, T. Dröge, S. Würtz, F. Glorius,
Exploring the Oxidative Cyclization of Substituted N-Aryl Enamines: Pd-catalyzed Formation of Indoles from Anilines,
Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 7298-7303.  DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, 8, 829.

I. Piel, M. Steinmetz, K. Hirano, R. Fröhlich, S. Grimme,* F. Glorius,*
Highly Asymmetric NHC-Catalyzed Hydroacylation of Unactivated Alkenes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 4983-4987; Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 5087-5091. DOI
Selected as very important paper (VIP) by Angewandte Chemie.
Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, 7, 789.

M. Rose, A. Notzon, M. Heitbaum, G. Nickerl, S. Paasch, E. Brunner, F. Glorius,* S. Kaskel,*
N-Heterocyclic carbene containing element organic frameworks as heterogeneous organocatalysts,
Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 4814-4816. DOI

Y. Loewer, C. Weiss, A. T. Biju, R. Fröhlich, F. Glorius,
Synthesis and Application of a Chiral Diborate,
J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 2324-2327. DOI

S. Rakshit, C. Grohmann, T. Besset, F. Glorius,
Rh[III]-Catalyzed Directed C-H Olefination Using an Internal Oxidant: Mild, Efficient and Versatile,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 2350-2353. DOI

S. Urban, N. Ortega, F. Glorius,
Ligand-Controlled Highly Regioselective and Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Quinoxalines Catalyzed by Ruthenium N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 3803-3806; Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 3887-3890. DOI
Selected as hot paper by Angewandte Chemie.
Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, 6, 633.

F. W. Patureau, T. Besset, N. Kuhl, F. Glorius,
Diverse Strategies Towards Indenol and Fulvene Derivatives: Rh-catalyzed C-H Activation of Aryl Ketones Followed by Coupling With Internal Alkynes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 2154-2156.  DOI

F. W. Patureau,* F. Glorius,*
Oxidizing Directing Groups Enabling Efficient and Innovative C-H Activation Reactions,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 1977-1979; Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 2021-2023. DOI

K. V. S. Ranganath, F. Glorius,
Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles for Asymmetric Catalysis – A Perfect Match,
Catalysis Science & Technology 2011, 1, 13-22 (inaugural issue). DOI

T. Jousseaume, N. E. Wurz, F. Glorius,
Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Amino Acid Derivatives by an N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-catalyzed Intermolecular Stetter Reaction,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 1410-1414; Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 1446-1450. DOI
Highlighted twice in Synfacts 2011, 4, 446 (Methodology) and in Synfacts 2011, 5, 466 (Synthesis of Potential Drug).

F. W. Patureau, T. Besset, F. Glorius,
Rhodium Catalyzed Oxidative Olefination of C-H Bonds in Acetophenones and Benzamides,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 1064-1067; Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 1096-1099. DOI

M. Padmanaban, A. T. Biju, F. Glorius,
N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aromatic Aldehydes with Activated Alkyl Halides,
Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 98-101. DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, 2, 209.

N. Kuhl, F. Glorius,
Direct and Efficient N-Heterocyclic Carbene-catalyzed Hydroxymethylation of Aldehydes,
Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 573-575. DOI
Invited to and part of the "Emerging Investigators" issue of Chemical Communications.

K. Gedrich, M. Heitbaum, A. Notzon, I. Senkovska, R. Fröhlich, J. Getzschmann, U. Mueller, F. Glorius,*  S. Kaskel*,
A New Family of Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks,
Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 2099-2106. DOI

2010

A. T. Biju, F. Glorius,
Intermolecular N-Heterocyclic Carbene-catalyzed Hydroacylation of Arynes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 9761-9764; Angew. Chem. 2010, 122, 9955-9958. DOI
Selected as hot paper by Angewandte Chemie.
Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, 1, 95.

J. V. Dickschat, S. Urban, T. Pape, F. Glorius*, F. E. Hahn*,
Sterically Demanding and Chiral N,N'-Disubstituted N-Heterocyclic Germylenes and Stannylenes,
Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 11519-11521. DOI

C. Wang,* S. Rakshit, F. Glorius,*
Palladium-catalyzed Intermolecular Decarboxylative Coupling of 2-Phenylbenzoic Acids with Alkynes via C-H and C-C Bond Activation,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 120, 14006-14008. DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, 2, 201.

J. J. Neumann, M. Suri, F. Glorius,
Efficient Synthesis of Pyrazoles: Oxidative C‑C/N‑N Bond Formation Cascade,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 7790-7794; Angew. Chem. 2010, 122, 7957-7961. DOI

K. V. S. Ranganath, J. Kloesges, A. H. Schäfer, F. Glorius,
Asymmetric Nanocatalysis: N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Chiral Modifiers of Fe₃O₄/Pd Nanoparticles,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 7786-7789; Angew. Chem. 2010, 122, 7952-7956.  DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2011, 1, 109.

F. W. Patureau, F. Glorius,
Rh Catalyzed Olefination and Vinylation of Unactivated Acetanilides,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 9982-9983. DOI

S. Rakshit, F. W. Patureau, F. Glorius,
Pyrrole Synthesis via Allylic sp³ C-H Activation of Enamines Followed by Intermolecular Coupling with Unactivated Alkynes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 9585-9587. DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2010, 6, 716.

T. Dröge, F. Glorius,
The Measure of All Rings - N-Heterocyclic Carbenes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 6940-6952; Angew. Chem. 2010, 122, 7094-7107. DOI

A. T. Biju, N. E. Wurz, F. Glorius,
N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Cascade Reaction Involving the Hydroacylation of Unactivated Alkynes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 5970-5971. DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2010, 6, 716.

B. T. Hahn, F. Tewes, R. Fröhlich, F. Glorius,
Olefin-oxazolines (OlefOx) - Highly Modular, Easily Tunable Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 122, 1143-1146; Angew. Chem. 2010,  49, 1161-1164. DOI
Selected as hot paper by Angewandte Chemie.

T. Dröge, F. Glorius,
NHC - Ligand der Ideen,
Nachrichten aus der Chemie 2010, 58, 112-117. DOI
The publication was selected for the cover picture of the corresponding issue.

F. Glorius,
Stereochemistry by Remote Control (News & Views),
Nature Chem. 2010, 2, 78-80. DOI

M. Heitbaum, R. Fröhlich, F. Glorius,
Diastereoselective Hydrogenation of Substituted Quinolines to Enantiomerically Pure Decahydroquinolines,
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2010, 352, 357-362. DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2010, 05, 572.

2009

K. Hirano, A. T. Biju, F. Glorius,
Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis of 2-Unsubstituted, N-Substituted Benzimidazoles,
J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 9570-9572. DOI

K. Hirano, A. T. Biju, I. Piel, F. Glorius,
N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Hydroacylation of Unactivated Double Bonds,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 14190. DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2009, 12, 1404.

A. T. Biju, K. Hirano, R. Fröhlich, F. Glorius,
Switching the Electron-Donor Properties of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes by a Facile Deprotonation Strategy,
Chem. Asian J. 2009, 4, 1786-1789. DOI

F. Glorius, J. J. Neumann,
Handbook of Green Chemistry - Green Catalysis (Book review),
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 7120-7121; Angew. Chem. 2009, 121, 7256-7257. DOI

J. J. Neumann, S. Rakshit, T. Dröge, F. Glorius,
Pd-Catalyzed Amidation of Unactivated sp³ C-H Bonds: from Anilines to Indolines,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6892-6895; Angew. Chem. 2009, 121, 7024-7027. DOI
Selected as hot paper by Angewandte Chemie.

S. Urban, M. Tursky, R. Fröhlich, F. Glorius,
Investigation of the properties of 4,5-dialkylated N-heterocyclic carbenes,
Dalton Trans. 2009, 6934-6940. DOI

S. Würtz, C. Lohre, R. Fröhlich, K. Bergander, F. Glorius,
IBiox[(-)-menthyl] – a Sterically Demanding Chiral NHC Ligand,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 8344-8345. DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2009, 9, 1011.

C. Wang, F. Glorius,
Controlled Iterative Cross-couplings: On the Way to the Automation of Organic Synthesis,
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 5240-5244, Angew. Chem. 2009, 121, 5342-5346. DOI

C. Wang, I. Piel, F. Glorius,
Palladium-catalyzed Intramolecular Direct Arylation of Benzoic Acids by Tandem Decarboxylation/C-H Activation,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 4194-4195. DOI

K. Hirano, S. Urban, C. Wang, F. Glorius,
A Modular Synthesis of Highly Substituted Imidazolium Salts,
Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 1019-1022. DOI

H. Richter, H. Schwertfeger, P. R. Schreiner,* R. Fröhlich, F. Glorius*,
Synthesis of Diamantane Derived N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (IDAd) and Applications in Catalysis,
Synlett 2009, 193-197.

2008

B. T. Hahn, R. Fröhlich, K. Harms, F. Glorius,
First Proline-catalyzed Highly Enantio- and anti-Selective Mannich Reaction of Unactivated Ketones - Synthesis of Chiral α-Amino Acids,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 9985-9988; Angew. Chem. 2008, 120, 10134-10137. DOI
Highlighted in Synfacts 2009, 2, 213.

R. Lebeuf, K. Hirano, F. Glorius,
Palladium catalyzed C-Allylation of Benzoins & an NHC-catalyzed Three Component Coupling Derived Thereof - Compatibility of NHC- and Pd-Catalysts,
Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 4243-4246. DOI

F. Glorius,
Asymmetric Cross-Coupling of Non-Activated Secondary Alkyl Halides,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 8347-8349; Angew. Chem. 2008, 120, 8474-8476. DOI

S. Würtz, S. Rakshit, J. J. Neumann, T. Dröge, F. Glorius,
Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization of N-Aryl Enamines: From Anilines to Indoles,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 7230-7233; Angew. Chem. 2008, 120, 7340-7343. DOI
Selected as hot paper by Angewandte Chemie.

B. Hahn, K. Schwekendiek, F. Glorius,
Efficient Oxidative Synthesis of (-)-2-tert-butyl-(4S)-benzyl-(1,3)-oxazoline,
Org. Synth. 2008, 85, 267-277. DOI

C. Lohre, R. Fröhlich, F. Glorius,
Thiazole-annelated Imidazolium Salts: A New Architecture for N-Hetereocyclic Carbenes,
Synthesis 2008, 2221-2228. DOI

F. Glorius, K. Hirano,
Nucleophilic Carbenes as Organocatalysts,
Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings 2008, Vol. 2, 159-181. DOI

S. Würtz, F. Glorius,
Surveying Sterically Demanding N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands with Restricted Flexibility for Palladium-catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions,
Acc. Chem. Res. 2008, 41, 1523-1533. DOI

K. Hirano, I. Piel, F. Glorius,
Diastereoselective Synthesis of Trifluoromethylated γ-Butyrolactones via N-Heterocyclic Carbene-catalyzed Conjugated Umpolung of α,β-unsaturated Aldehydes,
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2008, 350, 984-988. DOI

2007

F. Tewes, A. Schlecker, K. Harms, F. Glorius,
Carbohydrate-Containing N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes,
J. Organomet. Chem. 2007, 692, 4593-4602. DOI

K. Schuh (nee Müller), F. Glorius,
A Domino Copper-Catalyzed C-N-/C-O-Coupling Process for the Synthesis of Oxazoles,
Synthesis 2007, 2297-2306. DOI

X. Xie, S Tschan, F. Glorius,
Determination of the Stereochemistry of γ-Butyrolactones by DPFGSE-NOE Experiments,
Magn. Reson. Chem. 2007, 45, 381. DOI

W. Schrader, P. P. Handayani, C. Burstein, F. Glorius,
Investigating Organocatalytic Reactions: Mass Spectrometric Studies of a Conjugate Umpolung Reaction,
Chem. Commun. 2007, 716. DOI

F. Glorius (Editor),
N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Transition-Metal Catalysis,
Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, Springer 2007. DOI

F. Glorius,
N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Transition-Metal Catalysis,
in Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, pp. 1-20, Springer 2007. DOI

I. Escher, F. Glorius,
Product Class 7: Polyenales,
Science of Synthesis 2007, 25, 711-731.

I. Escher, F. Glorius,
Product Class 8: α,β-unsaturated Aldehydes,
Science of Synthesis 2007, 25, 733-777.

2006

K. Schwekendiek, F. Glorius,
Efficient Oxidative Synthesis of 2-Oxazolines,
Synthesis 2006, 2996. DOI

G. Altenhoff, S. Würtz, F. Glorius,
The First Palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira Coupling of Unactivated Secondary Alkyl Bromides,
Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 2925. DOI

C. Burstein, S. Tschan, X. Xie, F. Glorius,
N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Conjugate Umpolung for the Synthesis of γ-Butyrolactones (feature article),
Synthesis 2006, 2418. DOI

Y. Gnas, F. Glorius,
Chiral Auxiliaries - Principles and Recent Applications,
Synthesis 2006, 1899. DOI

M. Heitbaum, F. Glorius, I. Escher,
Asymmetric Heterogeneous Catalysis,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 4732-4762; Angew. Chem. 2006, 118, 4850-4881. DOI

2005

F. Glorius,
Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions (Book review),
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 1157; Angew. Chem. 2005, 117, 1181. DOI

C. Burstein, F. Glorius,
Asymmetric Organocatalysis (Book review),
Angew. Chem. 2005, 117, 4357-4358. DOI

D. A. Evans, F. Glorius, J. D. Burch,
Complex Aldol Reactions for the Construction of Dense Polyol Stereoarrays: Synthesis of the C33-C36 Region of Aflastatin A,
Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 3331. DOI

F. Glorius,
Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Heteroaromatic Compounds,
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2005, 3, 4171. DOI

C. Burstein, C. W. Lehmann, F. Glorius,
Imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine-3-ylidenes - Pyridine Derived N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands,
Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 6207. DOI

F. Glorius,
Preparation of chiral piperidines via the hydrogenation of pyridinyloxazolidinones,
PCT Int. Appl. 2005, 27 pp., WO 2005/049570 A1,  DE 10353910.

2004

F.Glorius,  G. Altenhoff, 
14. International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis (ISHC) (conference report),
Nachr. Chem. Tech. 2004 , 52, 948.

F. Glorius,
Chiral Reagents for Asymmetric Synthesis (Book review),
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 1619-1620; Angew. Chem. 2004, 116, 1647-1648. DOI

F. Glorius, N. Spielkamp, S. Holle, R. Goddard, C. W. Lehmann,
Efficient Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Pyridines,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 2850-2852; Angew. Chem. 2004, 116, 2910-2912. DOI
The publication was selected for the cover picture of the corresponding issue.

F. Glorius,
Chiral Olefin Ligands - New "Spectators" in Asymmetric Catalysis (Highlight),
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 3364-3366; Angew. Chem. 2004, 116, 3444-3446. DOI

B. Scheiper, F. Glorius, A. Leitner, A. Fürstner,
Catalysis-Based Enantioselective Total Synthesis of the Macrocyclic Spermidine Alkaloid Isooncinotine,
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2004, 101, 11960. DOI

G. Altenhoff, F. Glorius,
A Domino Copper-Catalyzed C-N-/C-O-coupling for the Conversion of Primary Amides into Benzoxazoles,
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2004, 346, 1661. DOI

G. Altenhoff, R. Goddard, C. W. Lehmann, F. Glorius,
Sterically Demanding, Bioxazoline Derived N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands with Restricted Flexibility for Catalysis,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 15195. DOI

F. Glorius, C. Burstein,
Conjugate Umpolung of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes for the Synthesis of γ-Butyrolactones,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 6205-6208; Angew. Chem. 2004, 116, 6331-6334. DOI

2003
G. Altenhoff, R. Goddard, C. W. Lehmann, F. Glorius,
An N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligand with Flexible Steric Bulk Allows Suzuki Cross-Coupling of Sterically Hindered Aryl Chlorides at Room Temperature,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 3690-3693; Angew. Chem. 2003, 115, 3818-3821. DOI  
*See:
Highlight on adaptable ligands: K. Burgess, Chemistry & Industry 2003, 32 (17th November). See also: Highlight on Rational Ligand Design for the Suzuki-Miyaura-Coupling: M. Miura, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 2201; Angew. Chem. 2004, 116, 2251.

F. Glorius,
Preparation of imidazolium salts from bisimines and alkylating agents in the presence of metal salts as promoters,
PCT Int. Appl. 2004, 35 pp. WO 2004/007465 A1.

F. Glorius,
Verfahren zur Herstellung von Imidazoliumsalzen,
PCT/DE 03/02285, 2003.

F. Glorius,
Palladium-Catalyzed Heck-Type Reaction of 2-Chloro Acetamides With Olefins,
Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 5751. DOI

2002

F. Glorius, G. Altenhoff, R. Goddard, C. W. Lehmann,
Oxazolines as Chiral Building Blocks for Imidazolium Salts and N-heterocyclic Carbene Ligands,
Chem. Commun. 2002, 2704. DOI

before 2002

F. Glorius, M. Neuhurger, A. Pfaltz,
Highly Enantio- and Regioselective Allylic Alkylations Catalyzed by Chiral [Bis(dihydrooxazole)]molybdenum Complexes,
Helv. Chim. Acta 2001, 84, 3178. DOI

U. Wörsdörfer, F. Vögtle, M. Nieger, M. Waletzke, S. Grimme, F. Glorius, A. Pfaltz,
A New Planar Chiral Bipyridine Ligand,
Synthesis 1999, 597. DOI

U. Wörsdörfer, F. Vögtle, F. Glorius, A. Pfaltz,
A New Planar Chiral Bipyridine Ligand: Pyrid-2-yl[2](1,4)benzeno[2](5,8)quinolino-phane,
J. Prakt. Chem. 1999, 341, 445. DOI

F. Glorius, A. Pfaltz,
Enantioselective Molybdenum-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation Using Chiral Bisoxazoline Ligands,
Org. Lett. 1999, 1, 141. DOI

P. A. Wender, F. Glorius, C. O. Husfeld, E. Langkopf, J. A. Love,
Transition Metal-Catalyzed [5+2] Cycloadditions of Allenes and Vinylcyclopropanes: First Studies of Endo-Exo Selectivity, Chemoselectivity, Relative Stereochemistry, and Chirality Transfer,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 5348. DOI